Good iwb purchase - Galco V-Hawk IWB Gun Holster - Right Hand Holster, Leather

This is the second Galco V-Hawk I have purchased; the first for a 5" barrel 1911 .45 about a year ago, and the second for a 4" barrel 1911 9mm. Both holsters offer excellent retention, and ease of draw and re-holstering. They are of excellent design and high quality construction, and offer excellent concealment, depending upon the level desired. If you are relying only upon an outer jacket or shirt to conceal the pistol grip exposed above the belt line, use the leather loops already installed. If you find the exposed leather loops to be too obvious, you can instead install the supplied plastic belt clips, requiring you to stuff your shirt tail between the clips and the holster, leaving only the grip exposed. If you are required to have total concealment by only a shirt tucked in around the outside of the entire gun, replace the leather loops with separately purchased, optional steel clips. On the 5" model, I ordered the steel replacement clips for trial, and found the leather loops are the most comfortable, and also superior in comfort and utility to both the steel clips, and the supplied, optional plastic belt clips. The lower front "point" of leather (just below where the front two punched holes are) will curl outward during the latter stages of break in. Until it does, it will poke those who are shorter in stature in the front of the hip when squatting down (deep knee bend). At full break in, you don't even know you are wearing it, and using the Galco V-Hawk my 5" 1911 with it's big grip, prints through a sport jacket or fleece vest less than my 2" S&W .38 cal Model 36 J-frame in a 2" leather holster.